Mercosur

Friday, March 25th 2022 - 22:01 UTC
Mercosur health ministers agree sanitary measures need to be unified

Health Ministers from all four Mercosur full member countries in addition to Chile's Thursday agreed during a meeting in Montevideo to work on unified sanitary requirements regarding COVID-19 for international travel.
Wednesday, March 23rd 2022 - 09:04 UTC
Punta del Este needs more schools to accommodate new residents

The exclusive Uruguayan beach resort of Punta del Este is experiencing an increase in the development and establishment of schools, as migrating inflows of Argentines and also of people from other parts of the country to become permanent residents have put pressure on the demand.
Monday, March 21st 2022 - 09:43 UTC
Petropar lowers price of fuel at pumps effective March 21

The price of fuel at pumps in Paraguay will be reduced as of Monday, the state-run company Petropar has announced.
Saturday, March 19th 2022 - 10:07 UTC
Uruguay seeks to exonerate VAT on popular meat cut, announced Lacalle Pou

Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou said on Friday that the Executive Branch will send to the Legislative a bill to exonerate VAT on asado de tira, a popular meat cut, as the Ukraine war takes its toll on the cost of food worldwide.
Friday, March 18th 2022 - 09:54 UTC
Vaccinated travelers to be spared further testing to enter Uruguay

Uruguay's Minister of Tourism Tabaré Viera has requested his Public Health colleague Daniel Salinas to review the possibility that incoming travelers fully vaccinated against COVID-19 are spared the swab test at the earliest.
Thursday, March 17th 2022 - 20:55 UTC
Paraguayan truckers to lift protests if stabilization fund bill is approved

A group of union leaders representing Paraguyay's lorry drivers Thursday announced they would lift the road blockades if the Senate passes the bill to create a fuel price stabilization fund.
Tuesday, March 15th 2022 - 09:50 UTC
Mercosur and associate members want fertilizers off Russia's sanctions list

Mercosur country members plus associate Chile and Bolivia (in the process of joining the block) want fertilizers excluded from the list of sanctions on Russia, according to Brazilian Agriculture minister Tereza Cristina da Costa Dias.
Tuesday, March 15th 2022 - 09:21 UTC
Mercociudades launches ambitious agenda in Montevideo

An international meeting in Montevideo of municipal authorities from cities all over Latin America has come up last week with a large list of conclusions and recommendations for the times to come and an agenda with more than fifty events to be held in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Ecuador, Peru, Paraguay, and Uruguay.
Thursday, March 10th 2022 - 19:55 UTC
Argentina less expensive than Uruguay, study shows

According to a study by the Catholic University of Uruguay (UCU), that measured prices in Salto, Uruguay, and Concordia, Argentina, the former turned out to be 130.3% more expensive than the latter, it was reported.
Wednesday, March 9th 2022 - 10:45 UTC
Women's Day celebrated all over Mercosur

Women took to the streets of the capital cities of the three Spanish-speaking Mercosur countries to celebrate International Women's Day. There were similar events in other towns throughout the region, it was reported.